30 Before I'm 30

I could have sworn I had already posted this but looking through previous posts it turns out I didn't (which doesn't surprise me. I probably got distracted.) Anyway, a few months ago I was reading an article in Cosmopolitan magazine about a girl who had made a list of things to do before she reaches the age of 30. At this time I was nearly 25 and she was a good few years younger than me so and I made me think "OMG I'd better get a move on!" I am one of those people that has always been sensible, organised and well behaved...oh and I'm scared of everything!! Lol. Some of these are to get over my fears, some are to challenge myself, some are to do something worthwhile and soem are just for fun! So here's my list and some extra info to go with each, in case you're interested :)

30 Before I'm 30

1. Own a genuine Chanel handbag - I don't know where my obession with Chanel came from. I just think they make the most beautiful, classic items which will outlive any fashion trend! My dream is to own a vintage, quilted, black and white Chanel bag. I also want the experience of walking into a designer store and buying it :)

2. Get married - Hmm, I think I may have jumped the gun with this one. Obviously I wrote this list when I was engaged and had a pretty good chance of getting married within 5 years. Now I am in a new relationship, but Cole saw the list within the first week of us meeting and didn't run screaming for the hills so maybe it's not impossible....

3. Bungee jump - One of the most terrifying things I can think of doing. I don't even like rollercoasters because I hate the feeling of falling but I hope this will help me get over that particular fear.

4. Fly a plane - another massive fear of mine is flying. Not just the taking off and landing but the whole entire flight (in fact, the landing is my favourite bit. We're closer to the ground!) I get pretty much hysterical when flying so I figure if I learn how to fly one maybe it wont be as scary anymore? Who knows. It's worth a shot as I won't be going around the world if I don't stop being a wuss.

5. Hold a tarantula - I hate spiders, so same as above really.

6. Be in a West End Musical - If I could have any career, this would be it. I used to do amateur dramatics when I was younger but I don't have the confidence to audition for parts so I gave up. I know I will never get to do this but I will do my damn well best to try!

7. Volunteer - I don't know what I would do yet but I should do my part for charity, as should everyone.

8. Run a marathon - But first I need to learn to run without a) looking like I have some kind of disability and; b) running out of breath and collapsing after 30 seconds

9. Bet £100 on red or black - If I am ever not too tight to do so! But I have never gambelled more than buying a Lottery ticket so I guess it would be exciting.

10. Go to a music festival - I still can't believe I have never been to one! My sister has sworn we will go to V Festival next year. Can't wait!

11. Climb Snowdon - Just because it's a mountain...but it's close to home.

12. Go skinny dipping - I will do this soon! But it is very cold in the sea at night and that's putting me off! lol.

13. Reach target weight of 9st 7lbs stone - was 10 stone but I don't think I will be happy with that. I'll see when I get there anyway. I have a loooooooooong way to go.

14. Learn to ride a motorbike - I already have the leathers, boots, helmet and gloves soooooo might as well get the bike! It is such a buzz being on a bike but at the same time it scares me how many people die in motorcycle accidents...but what's life without a bit of danger eh? ;)

15. Learn to do the splits - hahahahahahahaha. Not gonna happen.

16. Watch a whole TV box set in 24 hours* - done! It was an easy one to be fair.

17. Get a piercing (not ears)* - I got my lip pierced about 5 weeks ago. It looks cool but is also fairly annoying.

18. Live abroad* - As you know I am currently living in Mallorca so *tick*

19. Get my own house - Not necessarily buy one but more like have somewhere to call my own. Not sure if this will happen before I'm 30 as there is a lot of travelling I want to do but I'm not sure how weird I will seem still living with my nana at 30! Lol.

20. Save £2000 - As in just have the money sat in my bank for emergencies. I have never had back up money before that I didn't already know where it was going to go.

21. Design and make my own clothes to sell online - I plan on going on a dressmaking course when I get home. Need to learn to draw though! At the very least I will just customise my own clothes.

22. Sunbathe topless* - Done a few weeks ago and I do this quite often now. Who knew I was so brave?

23. Own my own car - I have had cars on finance and company cars but not my own.

24. Rally drive - I just think I would be awesome at this!

25. Scuba dive* - Done again! A couple of weeks ago went diving round Magalluf. Wait, I am sure I'm meant to get a certificate??

26. Go to Ibiza with ‘the girls’ - Though I could probably hop on a boat and go there from here. It would be easier.

27. Learn how to surf - I absolutely hate sea water. If I get any in my mouth it makes me retch (scuba made me very sick) but luckily there is a hotel here called "Wave House" which has wave pools for surfing. It still counts, riught?

28. Visit Las Vegas/Hollywood/New York - I hope to go on a road trip across America so I will be greedy and see all three!

29. Eat at a Michelin starred restaurant (ideally Heston Blumenthal’s!) - I like food.

30. Go skiing

Nails

Kayleigh brought my acrylic kit when she came to visit so I did my first set short and simple for working in the restarant (as I broke my last set working there) and then replaced them with nice long acrylics a couple of days ago!

 

 Very simple: clear tips and clear acrylic with nail polish on top. What I like about polishing my nails instead of using coloured acrylics or tips is I can change as often as I like. I swapped the blue for pink then for black over the course of a couple of weeks!

 

Love these! Clear tips again with pink acrylic. Used the same blue as above (although I would like a nice pink polish but I don't have any of my polishes here and for some reason they are really difficult to find!), used acetone and a nail brush to shape the smile line then stamped over the top with my konad stamp and took the excess off with acetone again.

2 Months Later...

Hi everyone! I have been meaning to post for a while but the longer time has gone on the more I have been thinking "OMG how am I going to write about everything I have done?" So I have decided to things the easy way and just post some pictures then tell you about them (but mainly because I have no chance of remembering what I have been up to otherwise!) In no particular order:

Come Fly With Me

 I went to see the show "Come Fly With Me" with Cole's nana and aunty. Cole works there back stage so got us tickets. It is basically swing music sung by two guys then there's dancers and acrobatics so in short: amazing! Definitely worth a watch.

Katmandu

Cole took me on a 'date' to Katmandu; an upside down house which was a bit like 'Ripley's Believe It or Not' inside but also had 4D cinemas and games and a giant crazy golf course. We also had our picture taken with a baby tiger which was gorgeous and acted like a puppy. I want one!

Mambo's 

 

 Mambo's Terrace. Just a great place to sit out in the sun without getting covered in sand!

Niamh's Birthday

My friend Niamh (who I met whilst on holiday as she works as a PR at Cheeks)  had a few of her friends visit for her birthday. The first night I met them, the lads decided to skinny dip! Well, it's one way to get to know people I guess! The next night we went out on the strip and had a brilliant night :)

Mallorca Rocks

Oh I forgot to mention, I actually got a job! I did a brief stint working as a waitress in a restaurant on Magalluf beach front called Palm Beach. Kerry is one of the waitresses there who became my friend and we decided to go to Mallorca Rocks to see Chase and Status! Was a brilliant night, got very drunk and amused my house mates when I came home by telling them that I am hammered but it's ok because I have crisps!  

30 Before I'm 30

 

I can't remember if I ever posted my list of "30 Things to do Before I'm 30" but one of them was to get a piercing that isn't in my ears...so I got my lip pierced! To be honest it's been a nightmare so far. It swelled a ridiculous amount so I looked like the elephant man for a good 2 weeks, then when the swelling went down the bar was too big and kept catching on my teeth making it impossible to eat. So I went to get a new bar. Within 24 hours the ball had fallen off and gone down the sink so I had to go and buy a new ball...only to discover when I got home that it was too small for my bar! So I then bought another bar but because I hadn't had a bar in over night the hole had closed up so I had to spend a good hour trying to re-pierce my face. Ouch. But yeah anyway I did it and it still annoys me but ah well it's ticked off the list and that's all that matters!

Mano's Place

The bar which Cole's mum manages is round the corner from our house so we are in there pretty much every time we go out. The staff are some of the nicest people I have met since I've been here (and mostly Spanish). This is the night we went to watch the boxing and I got very drunk in a very short space of time!

Scuba Diving

  

Kara, who works at Palm Beach with me and does the silks at Come Fly With Me with Cole, is obviously a woman of many, many talents as she also took us scuba diving! This is something else that was on my 'list'  and, although I was quite nervous, I actually had a really good time! We had to do certain exercises like filling your mask up with water and clearing it whilst sat on the ocean floor! Also taking out your breathing apparatus, throwing it away, having to find it again and clear it. Scary as you're convinced you're going to breathe in water but luckily you don't! It was a good experience but somehow I ended up feeling sea sick so I don't think it is the ideal hobby for me to take up!

Magalluf Beach

 That's all really! Mallorca is a beautiful place and Magalluf gets some bad press but it is no way near as bad as people make it out to be.

My 25th Birthday

 

For my birthday Kayleigh and Gaz came to visit me for 4 days, woo! Above is me and Kay at Palma Nova beach and on the right is me and Cole on my birthday. We all went out for a meal, then to the strip then ended up in Cheeks because Cole's boss made him work (bearing in mind Cole works 10-14 hours a day, 7 days a week with no days off EVER!) I got a new dress from H&M which I will post about soon as I am becoming aware this was meant to be a blog about clothes and for a while now I have been boring you with stories about my life!

Pirates Reloaded

Pirates is another show in Mallorca with pretty much the same cast as Come Fly With Me. So again it is music, acrobats and dancers. The difference though is that at Pirates you get free alcohol so everyone is wasted and it's a real party atmosphere. You join in with the songs, there's banter and audience interaction...and it's quite rude! Definitely an amazing show which I would gladly watch over and over again!

 Casa Temperton

 This is me relaxing by the pool at Cole's nan's house. I stayed there for a few days last week as I was bored and lonely. It was nice having someone to talk to for once!

Rape

 I found this funny. That's all!

So that's what I have been doing the last 2 months in sunny Mallorca. I'll be honest, I've been having a hard time out here for a while. I've missed my family and friends, the familiarity of home and the control I used to have over my life. I've felt lonely and isolated as I am not the most sociable or outgoing person as it is and I struggle to be myself around people I don't know very well. I've been uhming and ahhing about whether to go home for a while now and pretty much had a breakdown last week (a mixture of having run out of anti-depressants and my lack of self esteem) so I have had a long hard think and I've realised that I am in charge of my own happiness. No one else. So if I want to be happy I need to do something to make sure I am instead of relying on other people. I love being with Cole. He really is an amazing man and I am lucky to have met him so instead of moping about missing my family I am going to make the most of the time I have here. There's only 3 months of the season left. Then in November I get Cole and my family and friends instead of feeling like I have to choose. A small sacrifice of missing them for a few months to be happy long term. Since making this decision I have felt so much happier, like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I am going to be starting a new job soon, doing eyelashes in a shop where I can choose my own hours which will give me something to do and get me some money so I can go shopping which I am desperate to do! Lol. Hope you're all ok. Lots of love xxx Zoe xxxx

My New Tattoo

Just a quick post to show you the tattoo I had done tonight. It is one I have had on my phone for ages but with the tattoo artists own spin on it. I think he's done an amazing job! Nambucca Tattoo in Palma Nova xxx

Life Changing Holiday

Ok so my life has completely changed in the last month. On 12th May 2012 me and 14 friends, including my fiancé, came on holiday to Mallorca. By 14th May I was single and had met a gorgeous bar man called Cole, who I am now very much in love with. Crazy how things can change so quickly! Basically we'd all watched the football (which Man City won, woo!) so had been out drinking all day in a bar called Cheeks where Cole works. We were all absolutely wrecked and having an amazing time. At some point in the night my friend Jess kissed - ok snogged - me which I thought nothing of. Me and Dave went home about midnight and when we got in the room he went mental. He said I was out of order for kissing her and was asking who I wanted more, him or her. I wouldn't answer so he started to get violent. I tried to get out of the room but he wouldn't let me. He ended up headbutting me so hard that it still hurt 2 weeks later. Having been in a violent relationship before and staying a lot longer than I ever should have, I swore I'd never put up with it again. Needless to say he got a flight home the next morning and I haven't seen him since. What a way to end a 2 year relationship! The next day I came back to Cheeks. I didn't remember much from the previous night but I remembered Cole. Blonde hair, blue eyes and the cutest smile I've ever seen! He's lived over here since he was a young child so although he seems very English he can speak fluent Spanish! We hung about for the rest of my holiday. I loved it in Mallorca and met quite a few workers over here who said we should come out and find work... So me and Jess decided we would! We got home Saturday night. By Monday we had booked flights for the following week, so exciting! Unfortunately, the day before we were due to fly, Jess had a change of heart and decided she would be happier at home. So I did one of the bravest - or most stupid - things I've ever done and came out on my own! 2 weeks later and I've never been happier. Not found work yet but I have enough money to last me a while. And luckily Cole has turned out to be the kindest, funniest, most wonderful man I have ever met. It makes a nice change living in the sunshine and although I miss my family, I know I have made the right choice. To be continued....

Weigh in week 18

Last day in work today, woo hoo!! But on my way home I was stopping at traffic lights she the guy behind me mustn't have been concentrating because he went straight into the back of my car!! Just my luck!!

Anywho, the reason for this post was to spread the good news... I lost 3lbs at weight watchers today!! I have now lost 2 stone 5.5lbs in total in 18 weeks! Thats 33.5lbs gone with 28 more to lose. I'm really surprised that I've got this far with what seems like very little effort. I am going to try to relax a bit on holiday and not panic about putting on weight and just make sure I get straight back on the plan when I get home! Probably won't post again now until after holiday but thanks for reading and I'll be back with lots of photos in about 10 days time :)

Loads of love

Zoe xxx

Blue flowers

Got this gorgeous dress from George at Asda in the sale....only £3 so I couldn't resist it for work (my work wardrobe currently consists of a black skirt and any dresses that I don't really like enough to wear on weekends anymore.) my heels are from Miss Selfridge but I've had these for a good couple of years! Got my roots don't yesterday. They have been driving me insane as I've left it till as close to holiday as possible to have my highlights done. My hairdresser has done an amazing job getting the blonde so close to the root. Having nearly black hair naturally means getting me to look blonde is never easy!